We were joined on the Popternative show by Dane DeHaan (Oppenheimer) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) to discuss the new Netflix Western series, American Primeval. The limited series premieres on the streaming platform on January 9 and is written by Mark L. Smith (Twisters, The Revenant), directed/created by Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights, Ballers), and executive produced by Eric Newman (Griselda, Painkiller).
Set in the 1857 American frontier, the series is described as “a fictionalized dramatization and examination of the violent collision of culture, religion, and community as men and women fight and die to keep or control this land.”
The ensemble cast also includes: Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Betty Gilpin (GLOW), Saura Lightfoot-Leon (Masters of the Air), Derek Hinkey (Horizon: An American Saga), Joe Tippett (The Morning Show), Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope), Preston Mota (Asteroid City), Shawnee Pourier (Dark Winds), Shea Whigham (Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Lucas Neff (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Kyle Davis (American Horror Story), Tokala Black Elk (Yellowstone), Nick Hargrove (Charmed), Irene Bedard (Alaska Daily), Nanabah Grace, Alex Breaux (Joe Pickett), Dominic Bogart (Just Mercy), Alex Fine (1883), Kip Weeks (The Strangers), and Jeremiah Bitsui (Better Call Saul).
Dane portrays traditional Mormon man Jacob Pratt who is journeying from Illinois to Utah to escape the violent persecution Mormons faced in the East, while Kim portrays historical figure Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormon Church who will do whatever he needs to protect the survival of his flock.
Watch the full conversation with Dane and Kim below.
American Primeval streams on Netflix January 9.
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